P.O. Box 301272

Escondido, CA 92030

Phone: 626-768-0876 Fax: 626-768-7654

E-Mail: robert.rose@mac.com 

Web: rosepatents.com

December!15,!2015

U.S.!Department!of!Transportation

Federal!Aviation!Administration

800!Independence!Ave.,!S.W.

Washington,!D.C.!!20591

Re:$Request$for$Exemption$under$Section$333$of$the$FAA$Modernization$and$Reform$Act

Dear!Sir!or!Madam:

Pursuant!to!Section!333!of!the!FAA!Modernization!and!Reform!Act,!I,!Robert!J.!Rose!(hereinafter!

“Operator”!or!“Petitioner”),!on!my!own!behalf as!an!operator!of two!Unmanned!Aircraft!(UA)!each!part!of!

an!Unmanned!Aircraft!System!(UAS),!hereby!apply!for!an!exemption!from!the!listed!Federal!Aviation!

Regulations!to!allow!commercial!operation!of!the!identified!UAS,!so!long!as!such!operations!are!

conducted!within!and!under!the!conditions!outlined!herein!or!as!may!be!established!by!the!FAA.

Regulations$– Exemptions$Requested

a.!14!C.F.R.!45.27(a),

b.!14!C.F.R.!61.113(a)!and!(b),

c.!14!C.F.R.!91.7(a),

d.!14!C.F.R.!91.105,

e.!14!C.F.R.!91.119(c)

f.!14!C.F.R.!91.121,

g.!14!C.F.R.!91.151(b),

h.!14!C.F.R.!91.405(a),

i.!14!C.F.R.!91.407(a)(1),

j.!14!C.F.R.!91.409(a)(1)!and!(2),!and

k.!14!C.F.R.!91.417(a)!and!(b).

The!proposed!exemption!would!allow!the!operation!of!the!identified!unmanned!aircraft!systems!(UAS)!

for!the!purpose!of!aerial$data$collection,!including!remote!sensing!and!measuring!by!an!instrument(s)!

aboard!the!UA.!Examples!include!imagery!(photography,!video,!infrared,!etc.),!electronic!measurement!

(precision!surveying,!RF!analysis,!etc.),!chemical!measurement!(particulate!measurement,!etc.),!or!any!
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other!gathering!of!data!by!instruments!aboard!the!UA,!together!with!subsequent!signal!processing!of!the!

data.!!

There!will!be!no operations!for!the!purpose!of!closed\set!motion!picture!or television!filming.

In!no!case!will!the!UA!be!operated!at!airspeeds!greater!than!the!maximum!UA!operating!airspeed!

recommended!by!the!aircraft!manufacturer.

The!UA will!be!operated!at!an!altitude!of!no!more!than!200 feet!above!ground!level!(AGL).

The!UAS will be!operated!within!visual!line!of!sight!(VLOS)!of!the!pilot!in!command!(PIC) at!all!times.

The!PIC!will!hold!the!required!pilot!certificate,!and!either a!current!FAA!airman!medical!certificate!or!a!

valid!U.S.!driver’s!license!issued!by!a!state,!the!District!of!Columbia,!Puerto!Rico,!a!territory,!a!possession,!

or!the!Federal!government.!!The!PIC!will!also!meet!the!flight!review!requirements!specified in 14!CFR!§!

61.56!in!an!aircraft!in!which!the!PIC!is!rated!on!his!or!her!pilot!certificate.

All!operations!will!utilize!a!visual!observer!(VO),!and!the!UA!will be!operated!within!the!VLOS of!the!PIC!

and!VO!at!all!times.!

The!VO!and!PIC!will be!able!to!communicate!verbally!at!all!times;!no!electronic!messaging!or!texting!will!

be permitted!during!flight!operations.!

Prior!to!each!flight,!the!PIC!will conduct!a!pre\flight!inspection!and!determine!whether!the!UAS!is!in!a!

condition!for!safe!flight.!The!pre\flight!inspection!will account!for!all!potential!discrepancies,!e.g.,!

inoperable!components,!items,!or!equipment.

All!training!for!PIC!status!will!be!logged!in!a!manner!consistent!with!14!CFR!§!61.51(b)!and!training!

operations!will only!be!conducted!during!dedicated!training!sessions.!During!training,!proficiency,!and!

experience\building!flights!the!PIC!will operate!the!UAS with!appropriate!distance!from!nonparticipants!

in!accordance!with!14!CFR!§!91.119.

No!UAS!operations!will be!conducted!during!night or!under!special!visual!flight!rules!(SVFR),!and!all!

operations!will be!conducted!under!visual!meteorological!conditions!(VMC).!

No!UA!will!be!operated within!5!nautical!miles!of!an!airport!reference!point!(ARP).

The!UA!will not!be!operated!less!than!500!feet!below!or!less!than!2,000!feet!horizontally!from!a!cloud!or!

when!visibility!is!less!than!3!statute!miles!from!the!PIC.

The!UA!will!give!way!to!all!manned!aviation!operations!and!activities!at!all!times,!and!will!not!be!

operated!by!the!PIC!from!any!moving!device!or!vehicle.

All!operations!will be!conducted!over!private!or!controlled\access!property!with!permission!from!the!

property!owner/controller!or!authorized!representative.

The!two!UAS!proposed!by!the!petitioner!is!a!DJI$Phantom$1 and!3DR$Solo.!!!It!is!believed!that!the!FAA!is!

thoroughly!familiar!with!both!of!these!UAS.!!Flight!time!is!limited!for!both!craft!to!approximately!20!

minutes.!!The!Phantom!1 is!a!small,!unmanned!multirotor!aircraft,!with!takeoff!weight!of!approximately!3!

pounds including!payload,!and!maximum!airspeed of!22!mph.!!The!3DR!Solo!is!a!similar!small,!unmanned!

multirotor!aircraft,!with!takeoff!weight!of!approximately!3.9!pounds!including!payload,!and!maximum!

airspeed!of!55!mph.!!Both!craft!are!equipped!with!a!GPS!return!to!home!(RTH)!feature,!such!that!if!either